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WATERBURY - An underground cable fault shut down electricity to about 300 Connecticut Light & Power Co. customers Friday at about 9 p.m., a spokeswoman for CL&P said.

The fault, on West Main Street, caused Waterbury Hospital to lose electricity briefly. The hospital's generators kicked in, but moments later, the electricity returned.

"(The generators and electricity) were running simultaneously for awhile," said Matt Burgard, spokesman for Waterbury Hospital. He said patients didn't experience any disruption in service.

It was unclear why Waterbury Hospital only lost electricity for a brief period, while other areas were in the dark for hours. CL&P expected to restore electricity to all Waterbury customers by 11:30 p.m., said Theresa Gilbert, spokeswoman for CL&P.

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Christine wrote on Nov 30, 2012 10:22 PM:

" Really?? With all that up to date and finely tune CL&P equipment we lost power?

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